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1.
5th World Parliament of Science, Religion and Philosophy will be held at the MIT World Peace University in which of the following cities?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
5th World Parliament of Science, Religion and Philosophy will be held at the MIT World Peace University in Pune, Maharashtra.
Category : National
2.
Who among the following US actresses won Golden Globe, passed away recently?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
US actress Diahann Carroll, who won Golden Globe and was the first black woman to win the Tony Award for the best actress in 1962, passed away recently.
Category : Persons
3.
Who among the following has been nominated for 'Mother Teresa Memorial Award'?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Nadia Murad and Dr Denis Mukwege have been nominated for 'Mother Teresa Memorial Award'.
Category : Persons
4.
Under which section of IPC sedition law is presented?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Section 124A under IPC upheld the constitutionality of sedition to "acts involving intention or tendency to create disorder, or disturbance of law and order, or incitement to violence" etc.
Category : Bills and Acts
5.
In which of the following states Veer Kutumb Rally was organized?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Indian Army organizes Veer Kutumb Rally in Jammu and Kashmir.
Category : Defence
6.
Who among the following was appointed as India's High Commissioner to Australia?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Anumula Gitesh Sharma appointed India's High Commissioner to Australia.
Category : Persons
7.
Who among the following has been appointed as the representative of India to United Nations Conference on Disarmament?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Pankaj Sharma has been appointed as permanent representative of India to the United Nations Conference on Disarmament, Geneva.
Category : Persons
8.
Who among the following players has become the 1st Indian cricket player to play 100 T20 International matches?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Harmanpreet Kaur has become the 1st Indian cricket player to play 100 T20 International matches.
Category : Sports
9.
Who among the following won the Nobel prize for Physics-2019?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The 2019 Nobel Prize for Physics was awarded to Swiss Scientists Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz and Canadian - American physicist James Peebles.
Category : Awards and Honours
10.
Who among the following is among the researchers to join largest ever Arctic expedition?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Indias Vishnu Nandan among 300 researchers to join largest ever Arctic expedition.
Category : Persons
11.
Stubble burning results in emission of harmful gases such
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Stubble burning results in emission of harmful gases such carbon dioxide, Sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide along with particulate matter.
Category : Science
12.
Who has been awarded to the 2019 Nobel Prize in Medicine?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The 2019 Nobel Prize in Medicine has been awarded jointly to William G. Kaelin Jr, Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe and Gregg L. Semenza "for their discoveries of how cells sense and adapt to oxygen availability".
Category : Awards and Honours
13.
Who has been selected as Chairman of the Working Committee and Director on the Board of the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE)?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Vikram Limaye has been selected as Chairman of the Working Committee and Director on the Board of the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE).
Category : Persons
14.
Odyssey City Card has been launched by which of the following states in India?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Odyssey City Card is a common city payment card system has been launched by Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik in Bhubaneswar.
Category : State
15.
Which state government has appointed Justice Vinod Kumar Sharma (retired) as the new Lokpal of the state?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The Punjab government has appointed Justice Vinod Kumar Sharma (retired) as the new Lokpal.
Category : State
16.
Which is become the first country in the UK to criminalize the smacking of children?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Scotland has become the first country in the UK to ban outright the physical punishment of children, making it a criminal offence for parents to smack their offspring.
Category : International
17.
A new book titled "150 Years of Celebrating the Mahatma the South African Legacy" was launched in Johannesburg, South Africa. Who is the author of the book?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
A new book titled "150 Years of Celebrating the Mahatma the South African Legacy", by Fakir Hassen launched in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Category : Persons
18.
JIMEX-18 is a maritime exercise of India with which of the following countries?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
It is an India-Japan maritime exercise. It has commenced in Visakhapatnam.
Category : Defence
19.
Which of the following months is celebrated as the Breast Cancer Awareness Month?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
The month of October is observed as the Breast Cancer Awareness Month every year. The annual campaign aims to raise awareness of the disease.
Category : Important Days
20.
Which of the following countries tops the IAAF World Athletics Championships?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
IAAF World Athletics Championships concludes and United States tops medals tally with 29 medals (14 gold, 11 silver and 4 bronze).
Category : Sports
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